Walter Brehm | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's11th district | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Harold K. Claypool |
| Succeeded by | Oliver P. Bolton |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives | |
| In office 1938–1942 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Ellsworth Brehm (1892-05-25)May 25, 1892 Somerset, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 24, 1971(1971-08-24) (aged 79) Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Boston University Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio State University (DMD) |
Walter Ellsworth Brehm (May 25, 1892 – August 24, 1971) was aU.S. representative fromOhio.
Born inSomerset, Ohio, Brehm attended the public schools and worked insteel mills, rubber factories, andoil fields after graduation from high school. He graduated from theOhio State University College of Dentistry in Columbus in 1917 and attendedBoston University, andOhio Wesleyan University atDelaware, Ohio.
Brehm was a private in Company D, Seventh Regiment,Ohio Infantry from 1908 to 1913.[1]
He engaged in the practice of dentistry inLogan, Ohio, from 1921 to 1942.
He served as the Treasurer of the Republican Executive Committee of Hocking County, Logan City Council from 1936 to 1938 and served then in the State House of Representatives 1938–1942.
Brehm was elected as aRepublican to theSeventy-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953).
On December 20, 1950,[2] Brehm was indicted by afederal grand jury inWashington, D.C., on charges that he accepted campaign contributions of $1000 from his clerk, Emma Craven, and from another clerk, Clara Soliday.[3] On April 30, 1951,[2] Brehm was convicted of taking the contribution from Craven, and acquitted of taking money from Soliday.[3] On June 11, 1951, Federal JudgeBurnita Shelton Matthews sentenced Brehm to five to fifteen months in prison, and fined him $5000. She suspended the sentence, saying that Brehm had led an exemplary life before the incident.[3] He never served any time in prison.[2]
Brehm was not a candidate for reelection in 1952 to theEighty-third Congress.He resumed the practice of dentistry and affiliated with a dental supply company after retirement from active practice.He resided inColumbus, Ohio, until his death there August 24, 1971.
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's 11th congressional district 1943–1953 | Succeeded by |
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